Singing and identifying echo and call and response
I can sing my part in our songs and know the difference between echo and call and response.
Singing and identifying echo and call and response
I can sing my part in our songs and know the difference between echo and call and response.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- We warm up before singing so that our bodies, minds and voices are ready to sing.
- We can move in time to the music and know that pulse is the regular, steady heartbeat of the music.
- We can identify both echo and call and response song structures.
Keywords
Pulse - the regular, steady heartbeat of the music
Echo - an exact copy of a musical phrase
Call and response - a question and answer musical structure
Common misconception
Pulse, beat and rhythm are the same thing.
Pulse is the regular heartbeat of the music. Rhythm is the pattern of sounds and silences of differing durations.
To help you plan your year 1 music lesson on: Singing and identifying echo and call and response, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 1 music lesson on: Singing and identifying echo and call and response, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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Equipment
Ball (football sized). Optional: puppet, prop for dog bone, lemonade cup prop.
Licence
Starter quiz
4 Questions
Exit quiz
4 Questions
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